purposes of this section, “employee” shall also mean any member or employee of any board or commission for which any county officer is the appointing authority of one or more members. For purposes of this section, “employee” shall not include any contractor performing work for St. Louis County except as otherwise provided herein. (c) Mismanagement shall mean fraud, criminal activity,


gross waste of public funds or other resources, arbitrary or unlawful discriminatory treatment of an employee or employees, gross incompetence, conflict of interest, abuse of authority, misuse of public funds or the use of public funds for predominantly private purposes, alteration of technical findings or communication of scientific opinion, and breaches of professional ethical canons. For purposes of this section, “discriminatory treatment” shall mean retaliation, harassment, or unfair treatment, including bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, or compensation based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender presentation, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.


2. No officer, including an elected official, supervisor or


appointing authority, or any designee thereof, shall prohibit any employee from discussing the operations of the county which the employee reasonably believes amounts to mismanagement as defined in this section, either specifically or generally, with the county council, any member of the county council, any authorized committee of the county council, the county auditor, the county counselor, the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney, any law enforcement agency, the news media, the public, the Missouri state auditor, the Missouri attorney general, any authorized committee of the Missouri general assembly pursuant to a subpoena issued by such committee and served upon the employee, or any other public governmental body or officer authorized by law to investigate any mismanagement or violation of law described in this section.


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